Hi @terrycrews... let me tell you about me. My mom gave me my father's last name when I was born. I'm not really sure why, other than my grandfather said that's how it should be. I'd see him a few times a year when he'd come to get my mom's signature to claim me as a dependent 1/ https://twitter.com/terrycrews/status/1274814732600475648

On his taxes while my mom was on welfare for the first six years of my life. Needless to say, when my mom went back to work and started claiming me as a dept., he was not a part of my life. I guess I was only worth money to him. 2/

When I turned 21, I spent my inheritance from my nonna on changing my name legally from his last name to my mom's last name. I did after I graduated with my BA and before I went onto grad school for my PhD. So yeah, my name, my inheritance, and my security? All came from me. /end